The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is to release information about President Bola Tinubu’s sojourn in the United States, in its database.The decision was borne out of the need to comply with a freedom of information request first filed last year by Nigerian journalists, David Hundeyin, in collaboration
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Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria, without any further delay.President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, finalized a historic agreement, which resulted in the immediate cessation of
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue state has kicked against the planned establishment of housing estate for herdsmen in Benue state.The party asked that Benue should be expunged from the list of beneficiary states as announced by the federal government.Vice President Kashim Shettima had disclosed at a public function
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The Federal Government has approved six international routes for United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) in fulfillment of the Bilateral Air Service Agreements (BASA).A letter conveying the approval from the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, dated September 8, 2023, signed by Hassan Ejibunu, Director, Air Transport Management, on behalf of Mr.
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Enugu State government, yesterday, said that the United Kingdom (UK) government has approved a visa centre for the state to facilitate visa applications by residents of the South East region.Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, who hinted at this, said that the centre would strengthen ties between
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), on Monday, unveiled an app, known as Power Outage Reporting System (PORS), which will make the complaint resolution process easier and faster in the country.While launching the online app in Abuja, the Chairman Sanusi Garba, tasked all the electricity consumers to key into it.He
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The Federal Government is to launch the biggest immunisation campaign targeted at 2.2 million unvaccinated children who missed out during the COVID-19 pandemic.Speaking at the unveiling of the initiative yesterday in Abuja, NPHCDA’s Executive Director, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, noted that, “a significant portion of our eligible population, particularly children, remains
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Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant, Akintola Williams, dies at 104,Williams pioneered Nigeria’s accounting profession and was instrumental in developing the country’s financial sector.Born in 1919, he studied accounting at the University of London and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1947. He returned to Nigeria and later set up his
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The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, yesterday, announced the inclusion of African Union, AU, as a permanent member of G-20.Modi, who made the announcement during his opening speech at the G-20 summit, urged African leaders to proffer long-term solutions to the global economy.Modi, who banged his gavel three times
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Hours after the release of the Certified True Copy of the Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal’s judgment affirming the election of Bola Tinubu as President, the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has faulted the appearance of the watermark of the legal team of the President on the
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